►Greek Mythology: “The Pleiades”.

______________________________________________________________________________________ The Pleiades were seven sisters: Maia, Electra, Alcyone, Taygete, Asterope, Celaeno and Merope. Their parents were Atlas, a Titan who held up the sky, and the Oceanid Pleione, the protectress of sailing. They were the sisters of the Hyades (a sisterhood of Nymphs that bring rain) and they were all together known as Atlantides .  As … Continue reading ►Greek Mythology: “The Pleiades”.